- She considered her stint on Mister Ed (1961) as nothing more than a steady paycheck, since the story lines focused on the relationship between Wilbur and Mister Ed.
- After auditioning for the role of Carol in Mister Ed (1961), she waited for the phone call from her agent and the producers at a gas station, because she didn't have a phone in her apartment yet.
- She retired to Dana Point, CA, in 1989 on the recommendation of her Mister Ed (1961) co-star Alan Young, who had been living there. She hosted a local cable-access show about animals, interviewing veterinarians and animal behaviorists and offering animals for adoption.
- Attended Dedham High School until her graduation in 1948. She was voted the "most popular" girl in her school. She also tried out for a part in the senior class play, but did not get it. She dated the captain of the football team and was class secretary.
- Her first husband was an insurance agent. They moved to Jacksonville, FL, where she worked as a model and radio/theatre actress.
- Born into a show-business family, she caught the acting bug when she appeared on stage in "Life with Father", playing the role of Mary, with her father in the title role.
- Was one of four children born to an actress mother and a Boston-based teacher/acting coach father. As a child, she appeared in many of her father's stock-company plays.
- Retired in the '60s. With her now deceased ex-husband as a producer, she hosted a cable television show about animal rescue.
- She learned that a major studio was interested in her when she was the reigning champion as a contestant on Dotto (1958). Host Jack Narz gave her a telegram with the news while on the air.
- Her second husband, Lee Savin, was an entertainment lawyer and producer. He died in 1995.
- Working with a Miami theatre company, she moved to New York after her divorce from her first husband and trained with the Helen Hayes Equity Group in the 1950s.
- As stated in her obituary, she considered her most important line in Mister Ed (1961) to be, "Honey, lunch is ready".
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